Automobile-jack.



H. A. TIMM.

AUTOMOBILE JACK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-8.19M.

1,156,945. Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

from the ground.

HENRY A. '1 II\ IM, or CALEDONIA, MICHIGAN.

AUTOMOBILE-JACK.

Z '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. TIMM, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Caledonia, in the county of Kent, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements'in Automobile Jacks;

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact. description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same. j i

This invention relates to an'automobile jack. 7 y V An object of the invention is to provide a device of this character by means of which the body of an automobile may be lifted A further object of the invention is'to so construct the device that the same will be readily transportable and easily operated.

A still further object of the invention is to. so construct a jack that the same may be inserted below the axle of a machine at various distances and thus control the height the machine is to be raised from the ground.

A still further object is to provide a device by means ofwhich a vehicle may be raised from, the ground irrespective of the distance of the axle from the ground.

With these and other objects in view, such "as will appear as the description progresses, my 1nvent1on comprises the combination and arrangement of parts as herein set forth and subsequently claimed.

Referring to the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device when the parts are in their lowered positions. Fig. .2 is a similar view showing the parts in their raised positions. Fig. 8 the device. Fig. 4 is an end view. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the device showing the positionthe operating lever will assume when the side rails are raised. Fig. 6 is an end view of amodification of the device.

Referring to the drawing wherein like parts are indicated by like characters throughout the several views: My device comprises afiat base plate 1 made of wood or any desirable material and having on one end thereof upwardly extending bearing members 2 which are braced by downwardly extending diagonal strips 3 certain of which are secured to therear of the said bearing members and the others of which are secured between the said bearing members.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filedjs eptember s, 1914. Serial No. 880 .668.

is a planview of pii t llymounted on each of these bearing a members 2 is a lifting rail 4 which extends Patentedflctla, 1915 I from the said bearing members backw'ardly s on thebase plate 1 to, a point adjacent'the w end thereof The lifting rails are parallel to 1. Supporting the rear ends of these rails 41s an inverted U-shaped member 5, the legs of which are" pivotallysupported on the base plate 1', as at '6. On the bight portion of this member o is loc'atedtwo' spaced roller,

bearings 7 which are'o'perable'on' the lower surfaces of the rails 4,. In order that this t u-shaped member 5 may be swung about its pivot 6 to raise or lower the rails'4,'I have secured to the 'bight portion of the member 5 between the rollerbearings? outwardly extending converging arms8'which are secured at their ends to a socket member 9 in which is detachably'mounted anoperating lever 10.

In operation the device is placedbeneath the axle of a vehicle so that the raising rails 4 extend at right angles thereto and the base plate 1 is in contact with the-ground. At

this time the arms of the member-5 lie in contact with the upper face of the base plate 1 and the roller bearings 7 rest upon the said each other and to theedgeof the base plate base plate while the guide rails 4 rest upon I;

the'roller bearings 'inproximity to the upper face of the said base'plate 1. The operating lever 10 is then swung upwardly so that the member 5 is swung about its pivot 6 and thus the bight portion of this member 5 moves about an arc with the roller bearings 7 riding upon the rails-4 and con- 7 V sequently the rails "are'gradually raised about their pivotal points-in the, bearings 2 until the arms of themember 5 assume a I vertical position at which time the vehicle is raised from the ground and is held in such position. i p In the modification .of my'device the means for raising and lowering the rails is somewhat changed'for it is found convenient in some'cases to use a device of this character. The raising rails 4 are pivotedto the base plate 1 in a manner similar? to that in which they are secured'in the preferred form of my invention, butyinstead of having the convergingmembers 8, the socket 9 and the operating lever 10, I have secured to'one of the downwardly extending arms "of the U-shaped member 5 an outwardly extending angular arm 6to the end of which seen that I have provided an automobile ack by means of which a vehlcle may be lifted from the ground at any desirable dis tance and I have so constructed the device that it may be inserted under the axle of the vehicle irrespective of the distance of the axle from theground and may be succes.

sively operated to raise the particular vehicle from the ground. I I

While I have described and illustrated a particular embodiment of my invention, I

5 Wish it to be understood that I do not. Wish to be limited to that particular embodiment for it is obvious that numerous changes may be made Within the scope of the invention as defined by the claim.

What is claimed is 7 An automobile jack comprising, a base plate, bearings secured to one end of said base plate, rails pivotally secured to said bearings and in spaced relation to each other, an inverted U-shaped member pivotally secured to the other end of the base plate beneath the free end of the rails, roller bearings mounted on said U-shaped member and arranged to contact with the lower faces 01 the rails and means secured to said U shaped member to raise the rails about their pivots and maintain the same in their raised positions.

In testimony whereof, I. afi iX my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

' HENRY A. TIMM.

Witnesses:

FRED MARLEY, EHNER ROWLAND.

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Washington, D. G. 

